OCWA appoints its next CFO

SALINA, N.Y. — OCWA, Central New York’s Water Authority, announced that Sheilla Roth has joined as its new CFO, effective Tuesday, Dec. 26.

In this role, Roth will oversee accounting, finance, purchasing, inventory, and payroll for operations, maintenance, and capital projects for the authority, which is headquartered at 200 Northern Concourse in the town of Salina.

Roth is filling the position that Curtis Marvin is vacating with his retirement after more than 30 years of service with OCWA, according to a Dec. 22 news release from the organization.

Roth is a certified public accountant with an “extensive” background in governmental and nonprofit accounting. She most recently served as the school business executive for Mexico Academy & Central Schools. Prior to that position, she served as the controller for colleges including Onondaga Community College and Cazenovia College.

In addition, she is a longtime Central New York native and a graduate of Alfred University.

“We are thrilled to have Sheilla join the OCWA executive team. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the job,” OCWA Executive Director Jeff Brown said in the release. “Her 25 years of distinguished service as a certified public accountant in both the public and private sectors will be a tremendous asset to the Authority.”

About OCWA

OCWA was established by act of the New York State Legislature in 1951 and currently serves about 500,000 residents in Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Cayuga, and Oneida counties.

The authority is among the 125 largest public drinking-water systems in the country, operating two major water-treatment facilities; over 2,150 miles of main; more than 13,300 fire hydrants; over 60 storage facilities; and 47 pump stations.